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Christian Grantham was a student activist in the late 90s and later was a consultant to domestic policy forums for the Clinton Administration as well as events for HRC and GLAAD.
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November 05, 2004

Students at Oregon's North Eugene High School can't wait to vote. In the meantime, they're expressing America's deep-rooted sense of morality with their feet.

More than 100 students walked out of their classes Thursday to protest the approval of Measure 36, the proposal to ban gay marriage that was decisively approved by Oregon voters.

Kristin "Khushi" Shrestha, 16, said the protest grew out of the frustration students felt Wednesday morning.

"Everybody came to school and they were so depressed," she said. "Our world is changing before our eyes. Our rights are going down the drain, and there's nothing we can do about it because we can't even vote yet."

The students marched to a busy intersection, holding banners while chanting "Equal rights! Equal rights!"
[Students walk out to protest gay-marriage ban - Register-Guard - 11-05-04]